diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d92fd21..813d61a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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-      "license": "MIT",
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@@ -1324,12 +1301,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
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-      }
-    },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cosmiconfig/-/cosmiconfig-9.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hr4ihw+DBqcvrsEDioRO31Z17x71pUYoNe/4h6Z0wB72p7MU7/9gH8Q3s12NFhHPfYBBOV3qyfUxmr/Yn3shnQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
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-        "import-fresh": "^3.3.0",
-        "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
-        "parse-json": "^5.2.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/d-fischer"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
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-      },
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-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
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+      "version": "0.0.1604597",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/devtools-protocol/-/devtools-protocol-0.0.1604597.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7DH4+FDIwg5AxeW+kvFb5qxJuDLSNK2S9FurqLpggMrUxS3tlvN/J2kP6uOghn584shRnvKheKSSvS4bgnzWYA==",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "peer": true
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-    },
-    "node_modules/error-ex": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/error-ex/-/error-ex-1.3.4.tgz",
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-      "dependencies": {
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-      }
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@@ -2661,22 +2579,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-fresh/-/import-fresh-3.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TR3KfrTZTYLPB6jUjfx6MF9WcWrHL9su5TObK4ZkYgBdWKPOFoSoQIdEuTuR82pmtxH2spWG9h6etwfr1pLBqQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "parent-module": "^1.0.0",
-        "resolve-from": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/inflight": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
@@ -2712,12 +2614,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-arrayish/-/is-arrayish-0.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zz06S8t0ozoDXMG+ube26zeCTNXcKIPJZJi8hBrF4idCLms4CG9QtK7qBl1boi5ODzFpjswb5JPmHCbMpjaYzg==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/is-buffer": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-1.1.6.tgz",
@@ -2794,30 +2690,6 @@
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-    "node_modules/js-tokens": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz",
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-    },
-    "node_modules/js-yaml": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.1.tgz",
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-      "dependencies": {
-        "argparse": "^2.0.1"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/json-parse-even-better-errors": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-parse-even-better-errors/-/json-parse-even-better-errors-2.3.1.tgz",
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-ref-resolver/-/json-schema-ref-resolver-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2913,12 +2785,6 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/lines-and-columns": {
-      "version": "1.2.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.2.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7ylylesZQ/PV29jhEDl3Ufjo6ZX7gCqJr5F7PKrqc93v7fzSymt1BpwEU8nAUXs8qzzvqhbjhK5QZg6Mt/HkBg==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/loupe": {
       "version": "3.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loupe/-/loupe-3.2.1.tgz",
@@ -3165,36 +3031,6 @@
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       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0"
     },
-    "node_modules/parent-module": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parent-module/-/parent-module-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GQ2EWRpQV8/o+Aw8YqtfZZPfNRWZYkbidE9k5rpl/hC3vtHHBfGm2Ifi6qWV+coDGkrUKZAxE3Lot5kcsRlh+g==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "callsites": "^3.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/parse-json": {
-      "version": "5.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse-json/-/parse-json-5.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ayCKvm/phCGxOkYRSCM82iDwct8/EonSEgCSxWxD7ve6jHggsFl4fZVQBPRNgQoKiuV/odhFrGzQXZwbifC8Rg==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@babel/code-frame": "^7.0.0",
-        "error-ex": "^1.3.1",
-        "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.0",
-        "lines-and-columns": "^1.1.6"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/parse5": {
       "version": "7.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse5/-/parse5-7.3.0.tgz",
@@ -3305,6 +3141,7 @@
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xceH2snhtb5M9liqDsmEw56le376mTZkEX/jEb/RxNFyegNul7eNslCXP9FDj/Lcu0X8KEyMceP2ntpaHrDEVA==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/pino": {
@@ -3467,33 +3304,12 @@
         "once": "^1.3.1"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/puppeteer": {
-      "version": "24.40.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/puppeteer/-/puppeteer-24.40.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IxQbDq93XHVVLWHrAkFP7F7iHvb9o0mgfsSIMlhHb+JM+JjM1V4v4MNSQfcRWJopx9dsNOr9adYv0U5fm9BJBQ==",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "peer": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@puppeteer/browsers": "2.13.0",
-        "chromium-bidi": "14.0.0",
-        "cosmiconfig": "^9.0.0",
-        "devtools-protocol": "0.0.1581282",
-        "puppeteer-core": "24.40.0",
-        "typed-query-selector": "^2.12.1"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "puppeteer": "lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/cli.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/puppeteer-core": {
       "version": "24.40.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/puppeteer-core/-/puppeteer-core-24.40.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-MWL3XbUCfVgGR0gRsidzT6oKJT2QydPLhMITU6HoVWiiv4gkb6gJi3pcdAa8q4HwjBTbqISOWVP4aJiiyUJvag==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@puppeteer/browsers": "2.13.0",
         "chromium-bidi": "14.0.0",
@@ -3507,6 +3323,12 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/puppeteer-core/node_modules/devtools-protocol": {
+      "version": "0.0.1581282",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/devtools-protocol/-/devtools-protocol-0.0.1581282.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nv7iKtNZQshSW2hKzYNr46nM/Cfh5SEvE2oV0/SEGgc9XupIY5ggf84Cz8eJIkBce7S3bmTAauFD6aysMpnqsQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
     "node_modules/puppeteer-extra": {
       "version": "3.3.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/puppeteer-extra/-/puppeteer-extra-3.3.6.tgz",
@@ -3677,15 +3499,6 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/resolve-from": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-pb/MYmXstAkysRFx8piNI1tGFNQIFA3vkE3Gq4EuA1dF6gHp/+vgZqsCGJapvy8N3Q+4o7FwvquPJcnZ7RYy4g==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=4"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/resolve-pkg-maps": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-pkg-maps/-/resolve-pkg-maps-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4362,9 +4175,8 @@
       "version": "5.9.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw==",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f8c87f..1f9e310 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "fastify": "^5.2.1",
     "p-limit": "^6.2.0",
-    "puppeteer": "^24.40.0",
+    "puppeteer-core": "^24.40.0",
     "puppeteer-extra": "^3.3.6",
     "puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth": "^2.11.2",
     "sql.js": "^1.11.0",
diff --git a/src/server/scraper/browser-scraper.ts b/src/server/scraper/browser-scraper.ts
index c31604b..ca5b30e 100644
--- a/src/server/scraper/browser-scraper.ts
+++ b/src/server/scraper/browser-scraper.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Browser } from 'puppeteer';
+import type { Browser } from 'puppeteer-core';
 import type { Store } from '../models/store.js';
 import type { ScrapedItem } from './result-parser.js';
 import { config } from '../config.js';
@@ -15,31 +15,19 @@ function log(msg: string) {
 async function getBrowser(): Promise<Browser> {
   if (browser && browser.connected) return browser;
 
+  if (!config.chromiumWs) {
+    throw new Error('CHROMIUM_WS environment variable is required. Run: docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d');
+  }
+
   const puppeteerExtra = await import('puppeteer-extra');
   const StealthPlugin = await import('puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth');
   puppeteerExtra.default.use(StealthPlugin.default());
 
-  if (config.chromiumWs) {
-    log(`Connecting to remote Chromium at ${config.chromiumWs}`);
-    browser = await puppeteerExtra.default.connect({
-      browserWSEndpoint: config.chromiumWs,
-    }) as unknown as Browser;
-    log('Connected to remote Chromium (stealth mode)');
-  } else {
-    log('Launching local Chromium (stealth mode)...');
-    browser = await puppeteerExtra.default.launch({
-      headless: true,
-      args: [
-        '--no-sandbox',
-        '--disable-setuid-sandbox',
-        '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
-        '--disable-gpu',
-        '--disable-extensions',
-        '--no-first-run',
-      ],
-    }) as unknown as Browser;
-    log('Local Chromium launched');
-  }
+  log(`Connecting to Chromium at ${config.chromiumWs}`);
+  browser = await puppeteerExtra.default.connect({
+    browserWSEndpoint: config.chromiumWs,
+  }) as unknown as Browser;
+  log('Connected (stealth mode)');
 
   // Reconnect if browser disconnects
   browser.on('disconnected', () => {
@@ -141,11 +129,7 @@ export async function warmupBrowser(): Promise<void> {
 
 export async function closeBrowser(): Promise<void> {
   if (browser) {
-    if (config.chromiumWs) {
-      browser.disconnect();
-    } else {
-      await browser.close();
-    }
+    browser.disconnect();
     browser = null;
   }
 }